You can, and should get your touring 4x4 or your towcar and caravan weighed to ensure you're within legal limits.
A good way to start is to use my Towing Calculator to get an idea of weights, and to plan your changes…
My posts on EVs often see people saying electric is not the future, the future is hydrogen. I don't understand their reasoning and none have supplied any logic to date.
The reality is that humanity has never single-sourced their energy propulsion needs,…
Ford have released an important new Ranger model which is more than just trim changes. It is the Ranger Tremor, and it has taller tyres, uprated suspension, the all-wheel-drive powertrain from the V6 with the 2.0L engine, and a wider track. …
For those new to this saga, Deep Cycle Systems, maker and seller of lithium batteries are in the process of suing YouTuber Stefan Fisher over his reviews of their batteries. You may remember DCS from my blog post a while back…
The Lotus Evija X has crashed at Goodwood. It's barely damaged, and the driver is okay, but there's important lessons to be learned if only we had the data.
Many cars crash at Goodwood, and the Evija clip has gone viral…
For those following the Stefan Fischer saga where he is being sued by Deep Cycle Systems...here's a similar example.
A YouTuber, channel name GoldenSound, was threatened with a lawsuit over a review of headphones made by, and you couldn't make this up,…
A few weeks INEOS announced the launch of the Fusilier electric 4x4. It was to be available in two versions, as a battery-powered EV with a range of around 400km and a range-extender version that had a smaller battery good for around…
Cars are so big and heavy these days!
Yes, yes they are. But the popular narrative about it all being consumer-driven, a suggestion made usually with associated snark, isn't quite right. Regulations also have their part to play, and none more so…
In March 2020, Russell Hill and Carol Clay left Melbourne in a 4x4 for a camping trip at the Wonnagatta Station. I've done the same, as have many of my readers, if not to Wonnagatta than somewhere similar.
The difference is that…
There is an understandable fear that EVs will demand a lot of electrical power to charge during peak times such as hot evenings. And there are certainly power supply challenges, not least during holiday periods at popular holiday spots.
But in the…